Alienware AW8825DAP 512 MB MP3 Player

by Alienware

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AVU4BE
• Item model number: AW8825DAP
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent player, May 22, 2006

By 

Bob DuHamel (El Cajon, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alienware AW8825DAP 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

Perhaps I should start with a rebuttal to the bad reviews I've read. The player is very lightweight. This doesn't necessarily mean cheap. What do you expect? It's made of plastic with a few small integrated circuits. The supposed metal band is actually chrome plated plastic. It is not advertised as made of metal so why complain. It doesn't have a built-in rechargeable battery. Good, when the single AAA cell runs down I can chuck it and put another in. At four for a buck that's better than waiting three to five hours for a non-replaceable battery to charge. If you want a rechargeable battery then go buy one for a couple of bucks and buy the optional charger. You have to remove the battery cover to access the SD card slot. Good, it keeps the dirt out of the slot. The instructions say it can only use a 512 MB SD card but my 2GB card works fine (it won't start up with a 4GB card). The earphones stay in my ears just fine. That said, here's my review. I'll focus on what was important to me. You can read about some other features in other reviews.

The good:

1. Lightweight.
2. Replaceable AAA battery or optional rechargeable battery and charger.
3. Excellent sound (no funny background noise like some other players.
4. Excellent noise blocking earphones.
5. SD card expansion slot good for at least 1 GB.

The Bad:

1. The display is virtually unreadable when the backlight is off. You should have the option of changing the white on black display to black on white. It would be readable without the backlight then.
2. No folder management in the menus. You have to step through every track to find the one you want (except you can switch from internal memory to the SD card as a shortcut). Careful use of file names and ID3 tags helps to find things.
3. No case. I got an adequate very inexpensive case made by Case Logic.
4. Eats batteries like a demon. When I use it regularly I can easily go through two batteries a day. Well, that's fifty cents a day under heavy use. I may think about getting the charger and some rechargable batteries but alkaline batteries are cheap and convenient.

Overall it's an excellent player.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product!, March 31, 2006

By 

talv "talv" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alienware AW8825DAP 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I bought this player a few months ago. I have really enjoyed how simple it is to use. As others have noted, the sound is amazing! The earbuds are also terrific. It's very small and light. Great to work out with. Not to mention the cool Alienware design. I love it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I like it, June 28, 2006

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K. Goddard "Toy and Game Expert" (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alienware AW8825DAP 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

As others have said, this unit does suck up batteries. According to the manual, however, you can put a rechargable battery and charge via the USB connector (not sure if that is accurate but that is what is implied). I would have liked some better folder management on the unit. As others have said, it is hard to read without the back light.
Overall I like the unit, it has nice sound, works well, and is pretty solid. A good update to the built in software would fix a lot of my issues.